Compass Wealth Management LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Entegris, Inc. $ENTG

Compass Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTG) by 10.5% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 47,296 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,476 shares during the period. Compass Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Entegris were worth $3,985,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of ENTG. California Public Employees Retirement System raised its stake in Entegris by 7.5% during the second quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 193,090 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $15,573,000 after purchasing an additional 13,544 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC raised its stake in Entegris by 66.3% during the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 45,627 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,680,000 after purchasing an additional 18,195 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina raised its stake in Entegris by 1.6% during the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 70,021 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,647,000 after purchasing an additional 1,114 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in Entegris by 3.8% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 200,823 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $16,196,000 after purchasing an additional 7,292 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in Entegris during the second quarter valued at $241,000.

Insider Transactions at Entegris

In related news, SVP Susan G. Rice sold 19,893 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.84, for a total value of $2,642,586.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 69,038 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,171,007.92. This trade represents a 22.37% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Joseph Colella sold 6,326 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $140.17, for a total transaction of $886,715.42. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 50,121 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,025,460.57. This represents a 11.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 107,867 shares of company stock worth $15,215,629 over the last ninety days. 0.53% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Entegris Trading Down 4.1%

NASDAQ ENTG opened at $128.88 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. Entegris, Inc. has a 12 month low of $67.97 and a 12 month high of $159.15. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $137.41 and its 200-day moving average price is $117.93. The stock has a market cap of $19.65 billion, a PE ratio of 74.50, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.37.

Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.75 by $0.11. Entegris had a net margin of 8.18% and a return on equity of 11.45%. The company had revenue of $811.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $808.72 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.67 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Entegris has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.840 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Entegris, Inc. will post 3.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Entegris Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 29th were given a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 29th. Entegris’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 23.12%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have weighed in on ENTG shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Entegris from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 30th. Zacks Research cut shares of Entegris from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Entegris in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Entegris from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $154.33.

Entegris Profile

Entegris, Inc is a leading provider of advanced materials and process control solutions for the semiconductor and other high-technology industries. The company develops and supplies a broad portfolio of products designed to ensure purity and reliability throughout the manufacturing process, helping customers address critical contamination and yield challenges.

Entegris’s product offerings include high-purity chemicals and specialty materials, liquid and gas filtration and purification systems, and sophisticated wafer and chip handling solutions.